Ex Parte Affinity Hospital, LLC, D/b/a Grandview Medical Center; and Community Health Systems, Inc. Petition For…

Summary

The Supreme Court of Alabama granted mandamus relief and directed the circuit court to dismiss Joyce Pates's medical-malpractice claims as barred by the Alabama Medical Liability Act's two-year statute of limitations. The court held that Pates's legal injury occurred no later than November 2020, when infection, wound complications, and hardware removal manifested, rather than when her leg was amputated in February 2021. Because she filed suit in February 2023, the claims were untimely on the face of the complaint.